![]() One of the vehicles on display was a front-engine motorcoach (either Van Hool or Jonckheere bodywork) with a General Motors chassis built in an Opel factory in Belgium. In 1948, during a trip to Europe, he and his son George visited the Paris Auto Salon. Luce sought to develop his own forward control bus. In the years following World War II, Blue Bird company founder A.L. In 1937, the Crown Supercoach was expanded to a capacity of 79 passengers, becoming one of the largest school buses of its time. In 1932, Crown Coach introduced the Supercoach alongside a similar design by Wayne Works Gillig introduced a design with a rear-mounted engine. ![]() This allowed for the use of greater capacity within the same overall length and better forward visibility the shorter wheelbase gave them improved maneuverability. By modifying conventional truck chassis, the engine was placed next to the driver and the front axle moved rearward of the entrance door. In the 1930s, to expand student seating capacity in school buses, manufacturers developed "forward control" school buses. From the 1960s to the 1980s, the model line was also produced in South America, using locally sourced chassis. Over its 73 years of production, nearly all examples have been assembled by Blue Bird at its facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. Īlongside the current generation of the All American (released in 2014 ), the model line underwent major redesigns in 1952, 1957, 1989, 1999, and 2008. The model line is produced with both front-engine and rear-engine configurations. Since 1952, Blue Bird has used a proprietary chassis for the All American, a practice later used for its TC/2000 and Vision buses (and their derivatives). While not the first transit-style school bus, the All American is the longest-produced model line currently in production it is currently in its sixth generation. Originally developed as a yellow school bus (its most common configuration), versions of the All American have been designed for a wide variety of applications, ranging from the Blue Bird Wanderlodge luxury motorhome to buses for law enforcement use. The Blue Bird All American is a series of buses produced by American school bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation (originally Blue Bird Body Company) since 1948. United States: Fort Valley, Georgia (Blue Bird Body Company) You don't need any air supply, there is a hand pump that operates everything.Blue Bird All American Rear Engine (2010-2014) They are National Seats, and self contained air seats. I've got a couple of pretty cool Driver's seats that you might be interested in. Those seats were really not made for putting 2,000 miles on in 4 days. ![]() I don't know if just replacing the original foam and cover would be enough. We have new Bostrum seats available or you can get replacement foam and covers for you original seat that is currently in the bus.įor more information and pricing please call our parts hotline toll free 80 or e-mail and ask for Andy Guenette. "Who is Cosmic Railroad and why do they keep following me?" Our bus is a 77 passanger conventional Bluebird with a rotten original drivers seat. We took all but 8 of our seats out of our bus. SOrry, I should have specified a DRIVERS seat. I have quite a few used ones you can purchase $5.00 + S&H Nothing fancy, but better than the junk for a factory seat we have now! We are inbetween Chicago and Milwaukee.
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